Haircolor How To: Smoke and Thunder by Kirstin Forbes

Jan 8th, 2016

Kirstin Forbes shares the details on how she created this smokey dark grey hair color!

Kirstin started with a level 10 blonde and dark roots.
Black: Redken color fusion 1AB + 2N 10 vol
Dark Grey: Pravana Silver + Black Grey: Pravana Silver
Silver: Pravana Silver + Clear
Melt the colors together and process for 30 minutes.
Rinse.
Kirstin finished the look with an Olaplex treatment!

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